STLA - Mercedes autoworkers cast votes in pivotal union campaign
2024-05-17 13:24:09 ET
The 5,000 autoworkers at Mercedes’ (MBGAF, MBGYY) Alabama facility have cast their votes on whether to unionize with results expected later this afternoon. A “yes” vote will give the UAW further inroads in unionizing foreign-owned automakers, while a “no” will make it increasingly difficult to galvanize workers at Toyota's ( TM ) Troy, Missouri factory, and Hyundai ( OTCPK:HYMTF ) workers in Montgomery, Alabama. Unlike the historic vote to unionize at Volkswagen’s ( OTCPK:VWAGY ) Chattanooga, Tenn. plant, the union had a much bigger challenge at Mercedes (MBGAF, MBGYY)....
Mercedes autoworkers cast votes in pivotal union campaign